Sadashiv Pethi is a term used to criticize mainstream Marathi literature. It implies literature created by the upper caste (mainly Brahmin) Marathis, particularly from Sadashiv Peth—a geographical location in the city of Pune .Pune was a stronghold of the former Brahmin rulers Peshva. Critics claim that this type of literature is self-obsessed, highly individualist and ignorant about the pain of the vast majority of the masses